Really? Did I just sit down for the last time at my dining room table to write a blog 5 minutes before I have to leave? It would appear so, so if there are grammatical errors, blame the early morning and the fact that I can’t plan and tend to procrastinate everything to the last […]

After two years of preparation, our ride year is finally here! The past two weeks have been insane. We all have been running around like chickens with our heads cut off going to REI, Jack and Adams, meetings, trailers, packing, and oh yeah, RIDING! Last week we did 225 miles in 3 days. This week […]

My dad Paul just bought his first pair of bike shorts for the ATLAS ride on Saturday. The ride is 50 miles, and it’s unusually hot even for Austin this week, around 100 degrees. He has noticed this. We just checked into his hotel: “I usually have trouble getting the toothpaste out of this tube, […]

Another 2 hour shift of panhandling looking at rich white hands clenched onto leather steering wheels hiding under black, tinted glass Nothing more defeating than an empty can A few hours of patience will fill it up My confidence and moral rises as the coins fall She came up to me with a colorful crisp […]

She ran. No. He ran. He? She? Irrelevant. It ran. The hot sun bakes its leathered skin. No. The cold rain kisses its soft cheeks. Sun? Rain? Irrelevant. Its heart raced like the time it was scared. Its heart raced like the time it was anxious. Its heart raced like the time it felt pain. […]

Hey All, So since I am not awesome at this whole blog thing and my beloved coworkers (sad face, not anymore, shout out to AHKC!) gave me the wonderful idea of getting a twitter account. At first I thought no one would want to know what goes on every second in my life. But! This […]

Less than a week until my ride to Alaska official begins. This means I have spent my time making countless trips to REI where I’m bound to find at least one of my teammates, packing, repacking, hitting up my favorite eateries, and spending some time with my family and friends who have been so incredibly […]

Why I Ride is a central theme for every Texas 4000 rider. It is a summary of the reasons we train, fundraise, and pedal in the fight against cancer. Some riders get to present their Why I Ride’s to the team in meeting, others let our daily ride dedications sum up why they ride. Why […]

(I’ve been meaning to write this one since around 3:30 p.m. April 16. School became busy the last few weeks, especially since I was organizing two events, one T4K related… More on that later. But here is how I wanted to write this post, albeit a month late. It’s a long post, but the best […]

Last week I bought my first bike. Within 24 hours, I also had my first fall, first broken bone, and first real wake up call about what being on Texas 4000 means. The bike I bought had a mountain bike frame with hybrid tires. She was old, heavy, and for $75, she was alllll mine. […]